Answer:
Words and their context clues:
precocious → skilled at the age of three
flabbergasted → blown away
dexterity → the ease with which she uses her hands
gloated → took pride in her paintings
agape → mouth wide open
Definition of the words:
precocious → to develop at an early age
flabbergasted → greatly surprised
dexterity → skillfulness in using the hands
gloated → to relish or dwell pleasantly on one's success or misfortunes.
agape → very wide open
Explanation:
From the above, I have been able to write out the context clues that helpus to understand the underlined words.
These context clues can be seen in the passage if carefully studied.
Also, I went ahead to give their meanings/definitions.
Option 5/ Option E
Personification
Reason
In a literal sense, Pucks cannot run, but the writer used the phrase ran. Ran is a verb not used for inanimate/ non-living things
Hope that helps
Answer:
Researchers now believe that dreams help us process emotions, consolidate memories, and more. Sometimes dreams make a lot of sense -- like when we've been working hard and we end up dreaming, alas, that we're still at work. Other times the meaning of dreams is less clear.
